How to Buy and Run Your Own Bed & Breakfast

Ever dreamed of chasing your pie-in-the-sky dream of owning a bed and breakfast? Start by being prepared and learn what it takes to be an innkeeper from the owner of the Pinehill Inn B&B. Ken and Chris of Pinehill Inn B&B run B&B College. In a single session you will learn from A to Z, acquisitions to zero vacancies, acquiring, running and managing a B&B. We practice what we preach and students who stay at Pinehill and attend B&B College will be able to attest to that. Check out out brochure for more information.

Cost: $485/couple plus the special rate of $99/night for rooms. Included is a reception the evening before, breakfast and lunch day 1 and breakfast day 2. You also will receive a 100+ page notebook with all teaching materials and a disk with sample forms and budgeting spreadsheet templates.

Who Should Attend?

Owning and operating a B&B takes passion, persistence and knowledge. Anyone thinking of buying, running or building a B&B can build their foundation of knowledge here at B&B College. We provide personalized instruction you won’t find in textbooks and limited class sizes mean we have more time to provide our students with personal attention.

Faculty

Ken Williams
Ken is an owner of the Pinehill Inn and also teaches finance at Robert Morris College and Sauk Valley college. Ken has a strong financial, entrepreneurial and teaching background including banking and President of a bank training and consulting company. Having taught seminars in 49 of the 50 states as well as Canada, Europe and Australia, Ken is considered an expert at small group dynamics and training.

Teaching Areas:

Market today

Acquiring your B&B

Staffing and front office

Marketing

Business structure

Income and expenses

Christina Williams
Chris is an owner of the Pinehill Inn and has worked in the areas of banking, catering and decorating. Christina's small business skills include being part owner of a house cleaning service and running her own decorating service in the Chicagoland area.